Cybersecurity Engineer

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior supporting the United States Department of State, you will be trusted to work on engineering and managing Tenable (primarily), Splunk, McAfee, and other security tools.

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. GDIT is your place. You make it your own by bringing your ideas and unique perspective to our culture. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you are helping us ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT: As a Cybersecurity Engineer Senior, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Department of State. You will play a crucial role via the following responsibilities:

• Engineer and manage security applications such as Tenable, Splunk, McAfee, and other security tools
• Evaluates, tests, recommends, coordinates, monitors and maintains cybersecurity policies, procedures and systems, including infrastructure and access management for cybersecurity hardware, firmware and software
• Ensures that cybersecurity plans, controls, processes, standards, policies and procedures are aligned with cybersecurity standards
• Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.
• Develops techniques and procedures for conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance audits, the evaluation and testing of hardware, firmware and software for possible impact on system security, and the investigation and resolution of security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks or leaks
• Carries out triage on security events, coordinates incidents with Incident Management Team, IT operations, network engineering, and application teams
• Diagnoses, identifies, isolates, and analyzes problems utilizing historical database records
• Participates in the security engineering, validation testing of system configuration/hardening, and assessment of classified information systems (IS)
• Supports security posture assessments
• Maintains awareness of cyber trends, threats, and vulnerabilities
• Develops, integrates and maintains security toolsets
• Alerts management to recurring problems and patterns of problems

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of Tenable experience
• 5+ years of Endpoint protection software experience (Symantec/McAfee/Crowdstrike)
• 2+ years of Splunk experience
• Exposure to -or- ability to learn ticketing and reporting
• Exposure to -or- ability to learn Linux and Windows
• Must possess CompTia Security+ Certification or be able to obtain within 90 days of hire

Security Clearance Level: Must possess active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility., 5 + years of related experience

• may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree Certification

CompTIA Security+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA Travel Required

Less than 10% Citizenship

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience, The likely salary range for this position is $88,130 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.